Thirteen-year-old is star of Everards League programme

Charlie Longmuir, a 13-year-old medium-pacer who plays for Narborough & Littlethorpe, took 6-31 in the seconds’ game against their Ibstock counterparts in Division Six West

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One of the youngest players in the Everards Leicestershire & Rutland League turned in a top performance in this week’s rain-decimated programme.

Charlie Longmuir, a 13-year-old medium-pacer who plays for Narborough & Littlethorpe, took 6-31 in the seconds’ game against their Ibstock counterparts in Division Six West.

Opening the bowling, he took a wicket in each of his first three overs in a five-over spell.

Returning to the attack, he bowled two batsmen in his seventh over and had one caught at the wicket in his ninth.

Captain Neil Young said: “It was his best bowling in any form of cricket and his first five-for.”

Charlie, who also took a catch during the Ibstock innings, has been involved at Narborough since the age of five and still plays for the club’s junior sides.

But he has been in the seconds in league cricket for much of this season and has taken 19 wickets.

He said: “I just tried to bowl it on the spot – full and straight.”

Charlie Longmuir, a 13-year-old medium-pacer who plays for Narborough & Littlethorpe, took 6-31 in the seconds’ game against their Ibstock counterparts in Division Six West

Ibstock were all out for 124 and the home side were 13-1 when the game was washed out.

Much of the programme met a similar fate but another young player to shine was Hamish Merriman.

The 18-year-old went to the crease with Kibworth 11-4 in their Everards Premier Division clash at Lutterworth.

Merriman, who has just finished his studies at Oakham School and is on the Leicestershire Academy, made an impressive 29 in tricky conditions.

Pite van Biljon gave a master-class and was 75 not out with Kibworth 150-6 when the match was abandoned.

They remain second in the table and have a key home clash against leaders Sileby on Saturday.

Cosby medium-pacer Simon Suffolk took a hat-trick and had figures of 5-10 off just 2.1 overs as Illston Abey seconds were bowled out for 128 in their Division Five East but the visitors were unable to start their reply because of rain.